How to beat Tron in Legacy
Over the last 90 days of recorded Legacy matches, the decks with the best results against Tron are Dimir Control (80% over 5 matches), Doomsday (67% over 6 matches) and Eldrazi (67% over 6 matches). Dimir Control's 80% sits in a 95% range of 38%–96%, which is the range a 5-match sample actually supports. The decks with the best records against it most often carry Force of Negation, Barrowgoyf and Leyline of the Void in the sideboard — those are their sideboards in general, not cards chosen for this matchup.
Best records against Tron
Matches played in the last 90 days, from events that publish round-by-round pairings. Ranked by the bottom of each 95% range, not by the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one.
| Deck | Win rate vs Tron | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimir Control | 80.0% | 4-1 | 5 | Low sample | 38%–96% |
| Doomsday | 66.7% | 4-2 | 6 | Low sample | 30%–90% |
| Eldrazi | 66.7% | 4-2 | 6 | Low sample | 30%–90% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
43 further pairings (86 matches) fall below the 5-match floor and are not given a percentage. Full history, retired archetypes included, is on Tron's archetype page and in the Legacy matchup matrix.
What the decks that beat Tron bring
Sideboard cards run by Dimir Control, Doomsday, Eldrazi. This is not a sideboard guide for this matchup. We record who beat whom, not what either player boarded, so these are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play — a hint about the kind of card that punishes Tron, not a list to bring in.
| Card | Decks running it | Average copies | Which decks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Force of Negation | 2 of 3 | 1.9 | Dimir Control, Doomsday |
| Barrowgoyf | 2 of 3 | 1.8 | Dimir Control, Doomsday |
| Leyline of the Void | 1 of 3 | 3.8 | Eldrazi |
| Disruptor Flute | 1 of 3 | 3.0 | Eldrazi |
| Consign to Memory | 1 of 3 | 2.3 | Dimir Control |
| Fatal Push | 1 of 3 | 2.2 | Doomsday |
| Dismember | 1 of 3 | 2.0 | Eldrazi |
| Null Rod | 1 of 3 | 2.0 | Eldrazi |
| Dauthi Voidwalker | 1 of 3 | 1.8 | Doomsday |
| Warping Wail | 1 of 3 | 1.6 | Eldrazi |
| Hydroblast | 1 of 3 | 1.6 | Dimir Control |
| Eldrazi Confluence | 1 of 3 | 1.5 | Eldrazi |
Average copies is expected copies per deck — average copies played multiplied by the share of that archetype's lists running the card — so a 4-of in half the lists reads as 2.0.
Decks Tron beats
The other end of the same table. If you are choosing a deck to attack Tron with, the record argues against these.
| Deck | Win rate vs Tron | Record | Matches | Sample | 95% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lands | 33.3% | 2-4 | 6 | Low sample | 10%–70% |
| Sewer-Cam Combo | 33.3% | 2-4 | 6 | Low sample | 10%–70% |
- High sample · 20+ matches
- Medium sample · 8–19 matches
- Low sample · 5–7 matches
Questions
What beats Tron in Legacy?
Across the last 90 days, Dimir Control (80% over 5 matches), Doomsday (67% over 6 matches) and Eldrazi (67% over 6 matches) hold the best recorded results against Tron. Records come from events that publish round-by-round pairings, and both decks in a match have to be identified for it to count, so these are the pairings we can see rather than every match played.
What should I bring in against Tron?
We do not have sideboard choices tied to individual matches, so this is not a sideboard guide. What the data supports is narrower: the 3 decks with the best records against Tron — Dimir Control, Doomsday and Eldrazi — most commonly run Force of Negation, Barrowgoyf, Leyline of the Void, Disruptor Flute and Consign to Memory in their sideboards. Those are whole-sideboard frequencies across every matchup those decks play.
What does Tron beat?
Tron's best recorded matchups over the same window are Lands (67% across 6 matches) and Sewer-Cam Combo (67% across 6 matches). If you are picking a deck to attack Tron with, these are the ones the record argues against.
How reliable are these Legacy matchup numbers?
Not very, and the page says so per row rather than in aggregate. Every pairing shows its match count, its sample band and a 95% range; the strongest band we award is 20+ matches, which is still roughly a ±20-point range around the figure shown. Pairings under 5 matches are counted but never given a percentage — there are 43 of those for Tron right now. Rankings use the bottom of each range rather than the headline percentage, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one it has not earned.
What period does this cover?
Matches played in the last 90 days, filtered on when each match was actually played. Archetypes that have dropped out of the Legacy metagame are excluded from the ranking — their historical records are still on Tron's own archetype page and in the format matchup matrix.
What each number on this site measures, and where it is least reliable, is set out on the methodology page.